October 31, 1987 Season 13 episode
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| Episode | 236 |
| Season Episode | 3 |
| Host | Dabney Coleman |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Cars |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Strap Me In" "Double Trouble" |
| Previous Episode October 24, 1987 |
Next Episode November 14, 1987 |
The 3rd episode of Season 13 and the 236th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor Dabney Coleman with musical guest The Cars, a rock band. It premiered on October 31, 1987.
This is the only time hosting for Dabney Coleman on SNL and The Cars made their 2nd and final musical guest stint, as well as Ric Ocasek’s 3rd and final musical guest appearance.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Special guest Elvira.
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Lifestyles of the Rich, Famous and Scary Cold Opening | Robin Leach (Dana Carvey) reports from the home of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (Cassandra Peterson). | |
| Monologue by Dabney Coleman | Hosting for the only time, actor Dabney Coleman jokes about how long it has taken him to "make it." | |
| Nature's Broom | Peggy Lee (Nora Dunn) sings an updated version of “Fever” for the National Bran Council. | |
| The Winning Spirit | Hal Everett (Dabney Coleman) is less than inspirational about being blind. | |
| Don't Go Down To The Basement | Eddie (Dana Carvey), Susie (Victoria Jackson), and their neighbors don’t let curiosity get the better of them when it comes to investigating the strange noises and smells in the basement. | |
| Campfire Stories | Mr. Weber’s (Dabney Coleman) scary campfire story is about his marriage to “The Woman Who Could Change Herself”. | |
| The Cars performs "Strap Me In" | ||
| Weekend Update with Dennis Miller | Shorter Update tonight; some of Dennis Miller’s jokes are starting to feel a little hacky (particularly the lead-off one about Reagan and Gorbachev setting the date). He also stumbles a bit on a joke about a trick-or-treater being dressed as Joan Collins’ estranged husband. Elvira drops by to remind people of the “true meaning” of Halloween that gets lost in the candy, costumes, and decorations: death, screaming, and horror. Unfortunately, this is pretty much DOA with tonight’s audience (aside from a line about burying people alive). | |
| Marriage Counselor | Dr. Mauser (Dabney Coleman) is blatantly more sympathetic to Gary (Kevin Nealon) than wife Mary Beth (Nora Dunn). | |
| Count Dracula, Self-Taught Auto Mechanic | Dracula (Jon Lovitz) helps a couple (Dana Carvey and Jan Hooks) with their car trouble. | |
| The Pat Stevens Show | Pat (Nora Dunn) has an out-of-body shopping vacation and flirts with a furrier (Dabney Coleman). | |
| Mascot Ideas | Student council members (Dabney Coleman, Dana Carvey, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson and Jon Lovitz) try to come up with a mascot for their new school. | |
| The Cars performed "Double Trouble" | ||
| Investment Firm | Bob Hudnut (Dabney Coleman) tries to sweet-talk his way out of a confrontation by a client (Jon Lovitz) that lost $78,000 on Black Monday. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Dabney Coleman hurriedly says thank you to “everybody up here” and Happy Halloween. Jan Hooks looks excited to see Elvira. |
| Preceded by: October 24, 1987 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 14, 1987 |